(2) may be是“情态动词may+动词原形be”构成的，在句中做谓语，意为“可能是、大概是”。例如：

　　She may be at home. 她可能在家。(也可以说：Maybe she is at home.)

　　You may be right. 你可能是对的。(也可以说：Maybe you are right.)

　　8. be made of

　　be made of 意为“由……制成”，强调从制成品中仍可以看出原材料。

　　The desk is made of woods. 桌子是由木头制成的。

　　【拓展】be made 后接不同的介词，具有不同的意义。

　　(1) be made from意为“用……制成”，强调从制成品中看不出原材料。

　　Books are made from woods.

　　书是由木头制成的。

　　(2) be made in 意为“由……制造(生产)”，强调生产地点，in后只接地点的名词。

　　The kind of watch is made in Shanghai.

　　这种手表是在上海制造的。

　　(3) be made up of 意为“由……组成”或“由……构成”， 强调由多种成分、团体、成员或单位等组成或构成。

　　Our class is made up of twenty-eight girls and sixteen boys.

　　我们班由二十八个女孩和十六个男孩组成。

　　(4) be made into意为“把……制成……”，注意表示原材料的词作句子的主语，表示制成品的词作介词into的宾语。

　　Glass can be made into all kinds of beautiful things.

　　玻璃可以制成各种各样漂亮的物品。

　　词汇精练:

　　I. 英汉互译。

　　1. as soon as ___________________

　　2. 似乎很可能___________________

　　3. 结婚___________________

　　4. 听起来愚蠢___________________

　　5. make a plan ___________________

　　6. along the way ___________________

　　7. because of ___________________

　　8. finish doing sth. ___________________

　　9. hear sb. doing sth. ___________________

　　10. 从前___________________

　　II. 根据句意及首字母和汉语提示写出所缺单词。

　　1. Thanks for your gift, it r___________ me of you.

　　2. If you want to show your kindness, you can ________(微笑) at others.

　　3. The Monkey King always tries to fight bad people and help the w____________.

　　4. She spent the __________(整个的) evening finishing the task.

　　5. How s__________ you are! The question is very easy.

　　6. It not right to __________(欺骗) others.

　　7. Look, the sun is s__________ through the window.

　　8. The shirt does not ___________(适合) me. It’s too large for me.

　　9. The b________ boy saved a little girl by jumping into the cold river.

　　10. The man asked his girlfriend to _________(嫁) him.